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7.4high

CVE-2016-20871 exploit

Directory traversal vulnerability in the client in HexChat 2.11.0 allows remote IRC servers to read or modify arbitrary files via a .. (dot…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.4
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
9.5%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Directory traversal vulnerability in the client in HexChat 2.11.0 allows remote IRC servers to read or modify arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the server name.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

9.49% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-39656 Hexchat IRC Client 2.11.0 - Directory Traversal · local · 2016-04-04

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.4CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

  • exploit-db.com /exploits/39656/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/95881 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • packetstormsecurity.com /files/136564/Hexchat-IRC-Client-2.11.0-Directory-Traversal.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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